NHS boss ridiculed for 'out of touch' Superman video

Phil Morley, the chief executive of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS
Trust who used an NHS credit card to spend more than £50,000 on fine dining,
is ridiculed for making an "insulting" Superman-themed video
message for his staff

Mr Morley recorded the video to promote Workout at Work Day and encourage staff to take care of their own health as well as that of patients.

At the beginning of the clip, he can be seen frantically answering phone calls and complaining that he is stressed, before transforming into Superman.

He then begins exercising along to Tony Christie's hit Is This The Way to Amarillo, and leads a procession of staff as they dance through the corridors.

The video, which was made for the Trust's intranet, was subsequently uploaded to YouTube, by a user who claims that it "insults 8,000 staff members by suggesting chair dancing and chair exercises are what is needed to improve morale and boost stress".

He asks: "When should they do this? During lunchtime, which many staff simply do not have time to take?"

Mr Morley, defending the video, said he had been asked by the physiotherapy team to take part to help promote the campaign which aims to encourage workers to be more active to help combat stress and avoid problems such as back pain.

"The idea was to create something quirky and memorable to encourage staff to think about how they can keep themselves fit and healthy while at work and I felt it was a worthwhile project to be involved with," he said.

"Whether people loved the event or hated it, the health and well-being of trust staff is vital to us as an organisation and to our patients, which is why we are keen to invest both time and effort in this area."